CO129-067 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [1-4] — Page 5

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in which Mr Bridges.

me,

Eonveyed

to un- for communication to you_ what he believes to be the

Minion of all the Members

the

" Econial bovernment and the "Legiclative Council; I was desirous

& asentaining whether snel opinia had been really given, and on consulting the officul members,

leave that several have exprerad

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no brinion whatever

or do not

matter or

on the subject

agree

with Mr

Bridges _ and disclaim having on

this occasion authorized. Mr. Bridges to become the organ of their views-

I have held

no Communications

with the non fpeinl

Members on

-

the

subject of Mr Midges letter..

one is the head resident partuer

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of the Struce which has handed the oxposition to the Praya in all its

stages - another represents a large

_ interect in the land appropriation without authority _ the third has

again and

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a work

again informed that he thinks the Praya of the highest importance aux value to the Colony.-

Whatever be the opinion as to whether or not the claims of the Gaol and the Stapital immeasually

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surpare those of the Raya, those claims stand on altogether different foundations.